Ecuador’s mining exports jump 42% to $3.59 billion on gold above $4,000, but key projects such as Mirador Norte remain stalled
Central Bank data show mining is Ecuador's fastest-growing major export in 2026, and the Chamber of Mining expects a record $5 billion for the year. Investment fell, the mining cadastre is still closed and several projects are delayed by power disputes.
Binance sets aside $6.34 billion to cover its record hack and plans to start reopening withdrawals in stages on Sunday
The exchange says users will not bear the losses from the $6.3 billion breach. About $3 billion has been frozen on-chain, a proof-of-reserves report is due Monday, and a blockchain analytics firm links the attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group.
Nearly 48 million Americans have already voted, beating the 2022 midterm early-vote record, as Trump reinstates his Kansas and Iowa rallies
Three days before the November 3 midterms, early voting is surging in Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas, Democrats lead the generic ballot by about 8 points, and Trump has reversed his decision to cancel two weekend rallies.
Oman rescues 25 sailors from a burning tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran says ships on ‘unauthorised routes’ hit mines
The Panama-flagged RITI caught fire after being targeted, Oman said. Iran's Revolutionary Guards say several tankers were halted after explosions; the US says the main shipping lanes have been cleared of mines.
Influenza reaches ‘epidemic levels’ in Ecuador, PAHO says, as the health ministry brings forward a flu-vaccine drive for 3.3 million people
Influenza B dominates Ecuador's flu season, according to the Pan American Health Organization. The Ministry of Public Health has started vaccinating high-risk groups early, citing El Niño.
Ecuador’s long weekend: heavy-rain warning for Guayas until Sunday night, VAT on tourism cut to 8% and 4,914 traffic agents on the roads
What travelers from Guayaquil and Milagro need to know for the October 31–November 3 holiday: INAMHI's rain warning, floods in Santa Elena, the temporary VAT cut and the state of the roads.
Prosecutors raid Guayaquil City Hall and its transit agency in an embezzlement probe, hours after searching the Playas mayor’s home
Ecuador's Attorney General's Office searched Guayaquil's municipal offices and the ATM transit agency on Friday, the same day police found about $15,000 in cash in the car of Playas mayor Gabriel Balladares.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half hat-trick lifts Al Nassr past Al Kholood 5-3 and leaves him 15 goals short of 1,000
RIYADH — Cristiano Ronaldo scored three times in 15 minutes of the second half as Al Nassr came from behind to beat Al Kholood 5-3 at Al-Awwal Park on Thursday, October 29, 2026, in matchweek 12 of the Saudi Pro League. The hat-trick takes the…
Days before the US midterms, Trump cancels weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa as Democrats lead national polls
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has cancelled two in-person rallies planned for the final weekend before the November 3, 2026 midterm elections — one in Kansas on Saturday and one in Iowa on Sunday — and the Republican National Committee (RNC) will…
Pentagon tells Congress the Iran war has cost US taxpayers $47.1 billion as the conflict nears its ninth month
The United States’ war with Iran has cost American taxpayers an estimated $47.1 billion, according to new Pentagon figures provided to Congress and reported on October 28–29, 2026 by the Associated Press, ABC News and Al Jazeera. The estimate, compiled…